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Scarborough road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2008, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (315), and casualties fell from 454.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,436 collisions in Scarborough.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2008
308
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
414
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Scarborough in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight24680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight34182%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 308, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025182213
2024171217
2023206285
2022152202
2021186242
2020159194
2019152209
2018192230
2017225298
2016219291
2015245346
2014218291
2013222293
2012257346
2011229315
2010287398
2009301428
2008308414
2007315454
2006297392
2005335502
2004374538
2003374506
2002393566
2001383595
2000419573
1999392565
1998413595
1997422647
1996392576
1995390568
1994387552
1993393588
1992408608
1991381563
1990398560
1989436607
1988410606
1987413566
1986462668
1985377531
1984390533
1983419560
1982439610
1981457624
1980419575
1979437629

When and where crashes happen in Scarborough in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.4%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March21 (6.8%)
  • April33 (11%)
  • May18 (5.8%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October22 (7.1%)
  • November19 (6.2%)
  • December18 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (67%)
  • Wet or damp80 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.5%)
  • Snow8 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph185 (60%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (62%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7523 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (59%)
  • Passenger118 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Scarborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2008

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2008, with 50 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2008

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2008: 46, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1714675014
2ndA165355305
3rdA170131700
4thA64121202
5thB1261101202
6thA1699900
7thA17491501
8thA103971001
9thB14164501
10thB13642200
11thB14472402
12thA1621200
13thB14101300

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2008

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 121.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2008

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2008: 92.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years